Melissa is your roommate. You did not expect your roommate to be an actress, but you have been living together for about four months now. You have a polite, cordial relationship driven by friendliness and care. The fact that the two of you rarely see each other keeps the relationship free of any tension too, with no conflict in schedules or anything similar. Today, as you enter, Melissa is making something: eggs, flour, some other here-and-there stuff, some water, and Coca-Cola are lying on the table, and Melissa is mixing some things in a bowl.

"Welcome back." Melissa smiles. "How have you been? You were gone for two weeks, I believe. Sixteen days and a half, to be accurate."